Friday, February 12, 2016

Love is in the air!!

Hello my
dear readers. I’m very excited about today’s post because it is full of my
favourite colours and delicate little items for the house and to offer as a
small token of your love.

I don’t
know about you, but I’m the kind of girl who gets loads of pleasure by creating
little moments of visual happiness around me, using materials and things I have
at home, adding some splash of colour to them, making some decorative arrangements
and giving new life to old fabric, some favourite ribbons, lace, a lovely paper
napkin and so many more.

This happy
endeavor reaches its peak when it comes to celebrating something , either this
is a birthday, nameday , welcoming
guests at home or just……. St Valentine’s !

I believe that we should find or even create chances to celebrate, to give some extra colour to our daily routine and ‘escape’ even just for some moments, from some unpleasant realities. It helps us a lot and it helps the people around us!

Let’s
celebrate the season then with an easy make , a raspberry red , flowery heart
for your bedroom, living room , bathroom, to hang from a door knob or just let
it lie on your desk and smile to youJ

I made this
heart two days ago ,when I stayed at home because of a serious cold I had and
despite feeling really weary , this little thing , brightened my day.

As I was browsing an arts and crafts shop the other day, I came across this little tree which was sort of waiting for me on its shelf. It cost only 4 euro , but the amount of pleasure its potential transformation gave me was very big!

I decided that I wanted to keep its simplicity and beauty and I decided not to interfere with lots of colours and decoupage , just a coat of acrylic white paint and some tiny buds of an almond tree, that came from a napkin I had in my collection.

Ta-dah! Here is the almond tree that marks the beginning of spring and its delicate pink colours soothe and calm the senses ……..:)

You can see it photographed here with some of my little fairies , my sweet never -aging girls!

I always
have at home some pieces of balsa wood and they always come in handy when it
comes to making something easy and pretty!

For this little love keepsake I used a small piece of balsa wood , decoupage glue and varnish, a pretty paper napkin with a couple of cupids , some lace, and some silver relief paint.

I love,
love, this vintage looking little thing !!

It looks very good next to a copper lantern
and a small silver plate . Add some doves and some extra lace and you have
created a welcoming, antique looking vignette for a small table or a shelf!

I hope I have given you some ideas that
will inspire you and that you have spent some pleasant time with me sharing my
thoughts and little creations!!!

Happy Valentines Tina, gorgeous makes and I agree we should celebrate everything we can, it makes the world a little bit brighter. Hope you feel better soon, so many people are under the weather at the moment. Hx

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About Me

Hello and welcome to my blog. I live in Athens, Greece with my husband and my baby boy. I'm a language teacher and I love painting, crafting, decorating,colours and giving new life to old things.
My motto is: 'the simplest path can lead to the sweetest of gardens' , so I try to appreciate and enjoy the little things in life , knowing that they are usually the Big Things.